Become a BPAA Member

The BPAA is an industry association of professional book publishing firms and organizations which supports the objectives of Alberta publishers. Professionalism is understood to comprise of activity involving the independent selection, editorial development and production of manuscripts; entry into contractual agreements with authors or copyright holders; marketing, sales and distribution of books published under the firm’s imprint; and an assumption of the majority of the financial risk in pursuing these activities.

The BPAA offers 2 levels of membership, based on a company’s publishing activity. See the listing of all current BPAA member publishers.

Full Member

ANNUAL FEE: $750

BENEFITS

Full Members benefit from all BPAA services, including:

  • voting rights at all Association meetings
  • display and archive programs
  • member news and postings
  • listing in the BPAA directory
  • representation in Alberta eBook collection
  • professional development

ELIGIBILITY

To be considered for Full Membership, a company must meet all of the following requirements:

  • have its chief office of business in Alberta
  • be at least 80% beneficially owned by a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, or be fully owned by Canadian institutions or associations that are in turn at least 80% beneficially owned by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants
  • be 51% beneficially owned by people domiciled in Alberta, with effective managerial, editorial and financial control by people domiciled in Alberta
  • publish Canadian books as a primary and not occasional activity
  • be in operation for at least two years from the publication date of first title
  • have at least four original Canadian titles in print, and have a publishing program that produces at least one new title per year
  • have no more than 25% of titles in print written by principals, directors or employees of the company
  • an applicant must not be organized as a fee-for-service organization

Please Note: Publishers with more than 25% of their titles authored by principals or directors of the company may be eligible for membership so long as they can demonstrate that they are a bona fide book publisher.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for Full Membership:

Supporting Member

ANNUAL FEE: $300

BENEFITS

Supporting Members benefit from the following BPAA services:

  • attendance at all Association meetings (cannot vote)
  • display and archive programs
  • member news and postings
  • listing in the BPAA directory
  • representation in Alberta eBook collection
  • professional development

ELIGIBILITY

Open to any individual, firm, partnership, individual proprietorship or institution which supports the objectives of Alberta publishers. An applicant must not be organized as a fee-for-service book publishing organization.

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for Supporting Membership: